ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121450
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| Date: | Thursday 28 June 1945 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk 40 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 OTU RAAF |
| Registration: | A52-88 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sea off Port Stephens, New South Wales -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Williamtown, NSW |
Mosquito A52-88 : Took off at 07:30 hrs for Practice bombing exercise. 28/06/1945
Spun during a climbing turn to the right during bombing practice at Cemetry Point Gunnery Range NSW and crashed into the Tasman Sea off Port Stephens at 09:45 hrs. 28/06/1945
An underwater search could not locate the wreckage.
Crew:
W/O (Aus.427617) Neville William Woff DUFFIELD (pilot) RAAF - killed
F/Sgt (Aus.433089) Brian COLLINS (nav.) RAAF - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a52.shtml
2.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2011 04:49 | Nepa | Added |
| 04-May-2014 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Sep-2015 21:58 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 23-Feb-2016 08:31 | DG333 | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2019 18:26 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2021 21:33 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2021 20:46 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
| 03-Jul-2021 20:48 | Lelek | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 26-Nov-2021 21:38 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 07-Jun-2022 13:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:24 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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